Happy preliminary final day demon fans. How are we feeling? In at work so at least I have a distraction. Come tonight I will be feeling sick with nerves.

That will be double because I will be hoping the storm can knock of manly tonight to. 

Good luck to all the players, coaches and officials of MFC and good luck to all us supporters on here who have stuck fat through all the hard times. Our time is now, Geelongs is finishing. GO OUT AND DO IT DEMONS!!!!!!

Yep, the nerves have arrived.

It's going to be a long 11 hours.

1 hour ago, Superunknown said:

Geelong odds excessive.

This is a danger game.

I laughed out loud at this.

2 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

I realise it's the pointy end of the season, and we're neck deep in it, and in the drivers seat, and so everyone needs a bit of cheering up ...

Judging by social media posts this week if we somehow beat the Dees there is going to be a whole lot of salt in the air, its unbelievable how much we are hated.

In case Geelong supporters are reading this, let me explain:

Most other supporters dislike your club for two reasons. You have been very successful, which for most clubs makes us envious. But more than anything, as a club, from the coach to the fans, you are supremely arrogant, like no other club I've ever seen. 

4 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

I realise it's the pointy end of the season, and we're neck deep in it, and in the drivers seat, and so everyone needs a bit of cheering up ...

A few snippets from the GFC bigfooty match preview:

With geelong showing at the selection table they have no intent of moving tge ball on quickly we are now look foward to next season bar some massive choke from melbourne.

Judging by social media posts this week if we somehow beat the Dees there is going to be a whole lot of salt in the air, its unbelievable how much we are hated.

I notice watching replays of last weeks game against GWS just how many times Cats players sidestepped and sold candy, particularly in D50. Not just Bews either. Selwood, Tuohy, Duncan. Happened so much I feel it must be an instruction. A simple action like that gains you at least 20 extra meters and an element of surprise for defensive structures oppositions set up ahead of the ball coming out of our D50.

Dees will smash us in the ruck and will smash us in the middle...:(

 

Most of their comments are not about tonight's match itself, but about next season and rebuilding. They've given up already!

Don't care about the cats to know if they were doing this more last week than ever before. But they were playing against one or the most inexperienced forward lines probably ever exposed to a semi final. This week they are against the best f50 pressure team in the comp. They do too much of that thus week expect lots of repeat entries from our boys and shots at goal from HTB decisions.

13 minutes ago, dl4e said:

MFCSS is in full fashion this morning.  It is unbearable. I have to drive to work listening to Cornes on sen. Oh god !!!

Our thoughts and prayers etc…

1 minute ago, GCDee said:

Don't care about the cats to know if they were doing this more last week than ever before. But they were playing against one or the most inexperienced forward lines probably ever exposed to a semi final. This week they are against the best f50 pressure team in the comp. They do too much of that thus week expect lots of repeat entries from our boys and shots at goal from HTB decisions.

Pickett is licking his lips at 33 year olds with one hamstring trying to side step him. 

After a very restless night, it's now going to be a very long day.

I've never felt like this in the lead up to a big game before. The favourite tag is not a comfortable fit.  It is one however I'd love to get used to.

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7 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I laughed out loud at this.

gulp...

Tick, tick, tick, tick………..

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Having to present a 15 slide powerpoint for a job interview on the same day as Melbourne prelim final.  Argh

in case we lose and everyone returns to hating each other… let me just say i love you all. passionate, disagreeable and argumentative as some of u may be , you’re all part of my dee heart. It’s been a hard road to travel as a supporter and this morning I can feel how much we’re all in it together. 

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2 hours ago, BDA said:

Our mental fortitude and ability to wrest momentum has been the most important development in this team this season. I’m confident we will perform tonight and handle anything the Cats throw at us.

I’m hoping that every WA Demon will be at the game. I hope you bring along as many of the locals as you can to barrack for us as well. I’m prepared to suspend my dislike of West Coast supporters if they are prepared to cheer us along (and boo the Cats) just for this 24 hours.

Low work productivity, high anxiety day coming up

I’m going with 5 eagles fans. All going for us. General feeling is that vast majority of neutrals over here will be supporting us tonight.

Nerves starting to kick in now. Lunch beers might be in order. 
 

Go Dees!!!

Just now, OzScot19 said:

I’m going with 5 eagles fans. All going for us. General feeling is that vast majority of neutrals over here will be supporting us tonight.

Nerves starting to kick in now. Lunch beers might be in order. 
 

Go Dees!!!

My in laws and all my friends are firmly on the Melbourne bandwagon tonight, although they all barrack for other teams.

I literally don't know anyone who isn't a Geelong supporter who is going for Geelong. Does anyone like them other than their supporters?

4 minutes ago, danielE288 said:

Having to present a 15 slide powerpoint for a job interview on the same day as Melbourne prelim final.  Argh

Good luck with the head job at Carlton mate!

3 minutes ago, Wells 11 said:

in case we lose and everyone returns to hating each other… let me just say i love you all. passionate, disagreeable and argumentative as some of u may be , you’re all part of my dee heart. It’s been a hard road to travel as a supporter and this morning I can feel how much we’re all in it together. 

❤️💙❤️💙 💝 ❤️💙❤️💙

1 minute ago, DubDee said:

Good luck with the head job at Carlton mate!

What a difference a word-space makes 😳

I’ll be a regular visitor to this thread during the day, soaking up the love, optimism, nerves and tension.

I’m quietly confident that this evening, I’ll be bathing in the joy of the post match thread, well past my normal bedtime.

Best of luck Demonlanders!  ❤️ 💙

 

18 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

In case Geelong supporters are reading this, let me explain:

Most other supporters dislike your club for two reasons. You have been very successful, which for most clubs makes us envious. But more than anything, as a club, from the coach to the fans, you are supremely arrogant, like no other club I've ever seen. 

There's a third reason if you live in Geelong and don't follow the Cats.

The club has sucked millions out of any infrastructre programs diverting it through politics to the Kardinia Park re-build. Only now is Geelong getting a decent arts precinct coz the ground has pretty much been completed and don't have their hand out at the moment.

Try getting a decent seat at the ground for a game. Most Geelong fans can't afford it. Its capacity is still only 36,000 but its never been full.

Despite their image, it is an elitist club and facilities.

 

“Lightning won’t strike twice’

The last time we played at Optus we had to flee the ground for a lightning storm, then gave up a big lead to hang on against the Eagles.

No storm warnings tonight.  No chance for the old oppo list to get their breath back.  Lets get out to a lead and keep ourselves well out of reach.

I reckon they will kick 8-10 goals.  We will kick 12-16 goals.  Our margin will be at worst two goals, at best 8.

Go Dees!

Only ten and a half hours to go.

2 minutes ago, Deeoldfart said:

I’ll be a regular visitor to this thread during the day, soaking up the love, optimism, nerves and tension.

 

 

I see you're new to game day threads on Demonland.... I would avoid it once the game actually starts if you're looking for all of the above.

1 minute ago, buck_nekkid said:

“Lightning won’t strike twice’

The last time we played at Optus we had to flee the ground for a lightning storm, then gave up a big lead to hang on against the Eagles.

No storm warnings tonight.  No chance for the old oppo list to get their breath back.  Lets get out to a lead and keep ourselves well out of reach.

I reckon they will kick 8-10 goals.  We will kick 12-16 goals.  Our margin will be at worst two goals, at best 8.

Go Dees!

Bbb to kick a big bag of biggies.